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The Beauty Of The Humble Postcode

My colleague has just arrived back from a great holiday in Mallorca. The food, the beaches and the drinks were great, since you ask. However, he had a couple of issues while he was there.

The cab driver he had chosen at the airport was a jovial cove, his English however was as good as his Spanish, far from brilliant. After showing him their address he nodded enthusiastically and they set off. Before long he could tell there was a problem. The number of calls he made indicated he hadn’t a clue where he was going.

The address he had given him was their apartment between two named streets; our apartment however didn’t have a street name. Oh the beauty of postcodes! Postcodes would have prevented all the phone calling and could pinpoint the exact address required. It made him realise how lucky we are to have the humble postcode. It makes life so much easier.

Luckily he had studied the instructions and the route, and was able to guide him to their destination, much to the relief of everyone.

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